Manufacturers 'rationing petrol cars'

SAC1 · Post by **SAC1** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:04 pm

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... -electric/

ScotMac · Post by **ScotMac** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:18 pm

Hopefully it does not kill off some of the manufacturers.

Skyway · Post by **Skyway** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:22 pm

Gonna be big problems in Britain if they don't stop that crazy % rule. Europe will probably extend the target date indefinitely eventually, but stop producing R/H drives cars because the UK just wont be worth operating in.

ScotMac · Post by **ScotMac** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:47 pm

I wonder what happens to smaller manufactures that do not produce electric cars???

andreas · Post by **andreas** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:49 pm

It's obvious that we have a government (both at central and local levels) which is fiercely anti-motorist. I'm amazed at how many politicians and senior civil servants don't drive - how can they possibly understand the consequences of their "net zero" virtue-signalling?

Jon A · Post by **Jon A** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:51 pm

ScotMac wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:47 pm I wonder what happens to smaller manufactures that do not produce electric cars???

They are exempt from the rules based on volume of unit sales. Aston Martin is an example of an exempt manufacturer.

Skyway · Post by **Skyway** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:58 pm

andreas wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:49 pm It's obvious that we have a government (both at central and local levels) which is fiercely anti-motorist. I'm amazed at how many politicians and senior civil servants don't drive - how can they possibly understand the consequences of their "net zero" virtue-signalling?

They don't drive because they're picked up by chaffeur driven Govt cars or use Taxis. Hypocrits.

They pretend they're anti motorist in order to justify taxing us to death.

Col Lamb · Post by **Col Lamb** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:59 pm

What is the point of posting this rubbish in a link when we get:-

SAC1 · Post by **SAC1** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:31 pm

Col Lamb wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:59 pm What is the point of posting this rubbish in a link when we get:-

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I was able to read the whole article without subscribing........then again a £1 wouldn't break the bank!

wab172uk · Post by **wab172uk** » Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:35 pm

SAC1 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:04 pm https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... -electric/

This was always going to happen as they are forced to sell more and more EV's that clearly people don't want. maybe they think people will just buy an EV instead?

More likely, people will just hold onto their current car.

2 things will happen. Manufacturers start going bust (which I think they want to happen) or there'll be a major panic, and legislation quickly changed to allow more ICE cars to be sold.

Aston Martin have said they're not going to bother with EV's, and just add the £15,000 fine onto the asking price.

Manufacturers 'rationing petrol cars'

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